tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post6045170481901161089..comments2024-03-08T15:14:31.312-05:00Comments on Landless: 12 Things Successful Assassins Do DifferentlyTony Nolandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15090583562737225942noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-35715003065884062632012-03-06T16:11:03.559-05:002012-03-06T16:11:03.559-05:00HAHHAHAHAHAHA. A lot of these principles apply to...HAHHAHAHAHAHA. A lot of these principles apply to everyone, but I love how you tailored it to the life of an assassin or serial killer. It was "laugh out loud" here over the two profiles of unbalanced work-life assassins. Great details (twin sister impersonating her, McDonald's coupons). This is a voice I would read over and over.Di Eats the Elephanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12067737807348338927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-40409670663429976762012-01-27T05:46:39.430-05:002012-01-27T05:46:39.430-05:00Yeah, a lot of those principles apply to writers.....Yeah, a lot of those principles apply to writers...Icy Sedgwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11501193571425442406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-88414073999051295772012-01-25T13:45:16.198-05:002012-01-25T13:45:16.198-05:00That's something I hadn't considered... an...That's something I hadn't considered... an advice book, filled with the wisdom culled from this blog. Hmmm.....Tony Nolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090583562737225942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-69365863246295221222012-01-25T13:44:36.289-05:002012-01-25T13:44:36.289-05:00As you might have guessed, I wrote this immediatel...As you might have guessed, I wrote this immediately after reading a blog post on "The 12 Things Successful People Do Differently". Excellent inspiration.Tony Nolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090583562737225942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-50476483196167492942012-01-25T13:43:42.373-05:002012-01-25T13:43:42.373-05:00Yep. I've heard that ghostwriters have to have...Yep. I've heard that ghostwriters have to have the same kind of detachment.Tony Nolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090583562737225942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-50702881564382377532012-01-25T13:42:59.004-05:002012-01-25T13:42:59.004-05:00I'm glad you had fun with it, Eric! You can tr...I'm glad you had fun with it, Eric! You can treat it as a metaphor, or as practical advice. Your call.Tony Nolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090583562737225942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-19935236263062473362012-01-25T12:43:47.412-05:002012-01-25T12:43:47.412-05:00Nice. Very nice. I hope you consider including thi...Nice. Very nice. I hope you consider including this in your next fiction-publishing endeavor -- it'll fit right in.<br /><br />BTW, you might want to stay away from your windows for the next few weeks. Or years.Andy Hollandbeckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11005908016945472261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-34311149708933522302012-01-25T02:58:29.211-05:002012-01-25T02:58:29.211-05:00Nice roast on the overimportant and reductive how-...Nice roast on the overimportant and reductive how-to list post, Tony. Takes it to a suitably silly extreme.John Wiswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-89401735557101529832012-01-24T10:07:14.957-05:002012-01-24T10:07:14.957-05:00Very clever!
I'd add a #13 to the list: They ...Very clever!<br /><br />I'd add a #13 to the list: <b>They Avoid Value Judgments</b>. Many targets are innocent people who saw something they shouldn't have, or simply stand in the way of naked ambition. Others… death is too easy for them; they deserve to spend a long life of pain in a wheelchair. But a successful assassin knows that making judgments about their targets only causes problems. They agreed to take the job, so they get the job done and move on.<br /><br />[This article was timely and useful, since an assassin figures in a story I'm noodling with at the moment.]Larry Kollarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08317037795075278427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-77049009934692826122012-01-24T09:28:42.762-05:002012-01-24T09:28:42.762-05:00Thanks, Tony! I've been fretting lately about ...Thanks, Tony! I've been fretting lately about my low kill count. Now I can be a success like those multimillionaire playboy assassins that we know exist by the bucket load because the movies tell us so. I certainly hope this will take me to Jane's level so I'm not stuck in the Bob phase for long.<br /><br />Wait...this is a metaphor for writing, not taking people out? Wha...?<br /><br />(Was fun, Tony. Thanks for posting it!)Eric J. Krausehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05774468607814244185noreply@blogger.com